my group was deleted....what is rule sec 25(a)?

[p5151]

our group has been together for a long time with no problems at all......suddenly I'm at home recovering from chem treatments and I discover that our group has been deleted....and I have no idea why. I can't seem to find the policy rules to find out what happened....can you please enlighten me? thanks Tommy Thompson, admin.
my new email address is <private>

[mmhmm]

Sec. 25A refers to a violation of ProBoards' Terms of Service (TOS). You'll need to contact [e-mail] for further information. ToS violations are not handled here on the Support forums.

[Kami]

To extrapolate/clarify on the above: Section 25 (a) refers to the clause in the ProBoards Terms of Service that states that PB can, at will, and without notice or liability, deny you use of their service for any reason including violations of the terms of service agreement or any applicable laws or regulations.

The legal mumbo-jumbo aside, ProBoards doesn't arbitrarily cut off avenues of business, so in practice a Section 25 (a) removal is the result of a TOS violation or legal issue (which frequently is under the umbrella of TOS violation) that either a) the owner of the forum cannot correct, because the entirety of the forum's purpose is to further that violation or issue; or b) the owner of the forum was given the opportunity to correct, but did not do so by the timeframe the abuse department specified.

So, as mmhmm said, the proper avenue would be to contact the abuse department at the above address.

[p5151]

thanks for the info. I will contact the abuse dept.....If I can find it anywhere on this site. I have no idea what happened...no notice...no warning...nothing!!!! Tommy Thompson

[Kami]

Oct 7, 2017 12:18:18 GMT -8 p5151 said:

thanks for the info. I will contact the abuse dept.....If I can find it anywhere on this site. I have no idea what happened...no notice...no warning...nothing!!!! Tommy Thompson

The information you needed was given in the post above mine, but you can contact the abuse department about this at [e-mail]

And as I mentioned: section 25 (a) of the ProBoards Terms of Service to deny a user access to their services without notice. In effect, the requirement that you select the checkbox that confirms you read the TOS when creating your account and/or forum is your notice. If you aren't familiar with its contents after you register your account/forum, then that is not ProBoards' responsibility as you confirmed that you read and understood them.

I recommend you re-read the TOS for a refresher on what it contains, it might give you some insight on the situation.

[m2marsh]

Oct 7, 2017 12:18:18 GMT -8 p5151 said:

thanks for the info. I will contact the abuse dept.....If I can find it anywhere on this site. I have no idea what happened...no notice...no warning...nothing!!!! Tommy Thompson

If an email was sent from the Abuse Department, it would have been sent to the email you used when you signed up your admin account, I believe. Did you check there?

[♥ ℒʊ√ ♥]

Oct 7, 2017 12:18:18 GMT -8 p5151 said:

thanks for the info. I will contact the abuse dept.....If I can find it anywhere on this site. I have no idea what happened...no notice...no warning...nothing!!!! Tommy Thompson

Just an FYI that unlike Support, the Abuse Department has regular business hours, Monday through Friday only.

So responses are not as timely as support. Be patient.